Prosecutors in New Mexico have alleged that armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed passed cocaine to somebody else to steer clear of scrutiny of her dealing with of weapons on the “Rust” film set the place cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed.
In a new filing in New Mexico’s 1st Judicial District Court, prosecutors explained a witness could testify that Gutierrez Reed transferred a “small bag of cocaine” to them pursuing the deadly shooting of Hutchins in Oct 2021.
The prosecutors allege the armorer did so to steer clear of prosecution and avoid regulation enforcement from obtaining evidence that could figure out her dealing with of firearms and the instances of the accidental capturing.
Prosecutors did not determine the witness, declaring they will be “blacklisted from the film industry” for coming ahead.
The allegation is the most recent growth in the freshly appointed prosecutors’ tries to convey prices in the “Rust” circumstance. Gutierrez Reed is the sole remaining defendant following prices towards Alec Baldwin had been dropped.
Before this month, the prosecutors billed the armorer with evidence tampering for allegedly passing prescription drugs to an individual else on the day of the taking pictures — with no revealing a lot more particulars.
“A mystery witness appears 20 months later on? With no genuine corroboration or evidence? And the point out won’t identify the individual? This is a throwback to the mystery, star chamber prosecutions in England in the 15th century that have been abolished,” said Gutierrez Reed’s legal professional Jason Bowles in an emailed statement. “Like all the things else with the state’s scenario and investigation, it’s whole of audio and fury, but signifying nothing at all.”
Gutierrez Reed is going through rates of involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutors have been scrutinizing her conduct on set of the film on the working day of the lethal taking pictures.
Before this thirty day period, prosecutors alleged Gutierrez Reed was likely hungover when she loaded a dwell bullet into Baldwin’s revolver in advance of the lethal taking pictures. The accusation was leveled after an attempt by her lawyers to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter charges against her, expressing they were being without having benefit.
In April, prosecutors dropped felony charges towards Baldwin in the “Rust” shooting immediately after receiving new facts about the gun in the case.
